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Editorial
Immunology
Importance of neonatal screening for primary immunodeficiencies
Jung Woo Rhim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2021;64(10):519-520.   Published online May 4, 2021
· Early detection of asymptomatic infants with primary immunodeficiencies before the onset of infections enables effective treatment and intervention to prevent serious sequelae.
· T-cell receptor excision circles and kappa-deleting recombination excision circles have recently been used to detect T- or B-cell lymphopenia in neonates.
Case Report
Rheumatology
Recurrent macrophage activation syndrome since toddler age in an adolescent boy with HLA B27 positive juvenile ankylosing spondylitis
Joon Hyeong Park, Yu Mi Seo, Seung Beom Han, Ki Hwan Kim, Jung Woo Rhim, Nack Gyun Chung, Myung Shin Kim, Jin Han Kang, Dae Chul Jeong
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2016;59(10):421-424.   Published online October 17, 2016

Recurrent macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is very rare. We present the case of an adolescent boy with human leukocyte antigen (HLA) B27-positive ankylosing spondylitis (AS), who experienced episodes of recurrent MAS since he was a toddler. A 16-year-old boy was admitted because of remittent fever with pancytopenia and splenomegaly after surgical intervention for an intractable perianal abscess. He had been...

A case of congenital syphilis mistaken for possible child abuse
Soon Ju Kim, Seung Woo Lee, Jung Woo Rhim, You Sook Youn, Jun Sung Lee, Kyung Yil Lee, Ja Young Hwang
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2009;52(6):710-712.   Published online June 15, 2009
We describe the case of a 4-month-old male infant diagnosed with early congenital syphilis during evaluation of a left distal humerus fracture. This report emphasizes the importance of screening for syphilis among pregnant women and newborns, and is a reminder of the continued existence of congenital syphilis.
Original Article
A survey of parental knowledge of vaccination
Jung Woo Rhim, Chang Hwi Kim, Won Bae Lee, Jin Han Kang
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2006;49(3):251-257.   Published online March 15, 2006
Purpose : In this study, we created a questionnaire and collected answers concerning actual conditions of vaccination and parents' knowledge of vaccination issues, in order to find false knowledge of patients. We tried to give correct information and suggested the role of the pediatrician. Methods : We made questionnaires and collected answers from 466 parents from March 2004 to June...
Case Report
A Case of Dieulafoy's Lesion in Duodenal Bulb
Jung Woo Rhim, Young Seok Kim, Jae Ock Park
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2004;47(3):343-346.   Published online March 15, 2004
Dieulafoy's lesion is an uncommon cause of recurrent massive gastrointestinal bleeding resulting from an abnormally large submucosal artery that protrudes through a small mucosal defect. Incidence of Dieulafoy's lesion as a source of upper gastrointestinal bleeding ranges from 0.3 to 6.7% in adults. But recently, the incidence is on an increasing trend by advanced endoscopic diagnostic technique. Lesions may occur...